Widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time, it is the most commercially successful adaptation of l. Terry mcmillan, as an africanamerican child in northern michigan, completely. The wizard of oz 1939 is everybodys cherished favorite, perennial fantasy film musical from mgm during its golden years. The wonderful wizard of oz is an american children s book written by author l. The movie is based on the childrens book the wonderful wizard of oz by l. Dorothy gale is swept away from a farm in kansas to a magical land of oz in a tornado and embarks on a quest with her new friends to see the wizard who can help her return home to kansas and help her friends as well. He is forced to show dorothys three friends that they already have the qualities they are asking for within themselves.
Frank baums childrens book the wonderful wizard of oz, released in movie theaters in 1939 and nominated for an oscar award for best cinematography and color the internet movie database. For years and years the wizard of oz was my favorite film of all time. The wizard of oz starring judy garland, frank morgan, ray bolger, bert lahr, jack haley, billie burke, and margaret hamilton release date. The wizard of oz is a 1939 american musical fantasy film produced by metrogoldwynmayer, and the most wellknown and commercially successful cinematic adaptation of the 1900 novel the wonderful wizard of oz by l. The wizard of oz 1939 film rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. It was produced by mgm and released by rko in 1939. It was statistically wellknown to be the most watched movie in the history of cinema. The wizard of oz 1939 film g rated dvds for sale ebay.
It was one of the very first full length pictures along with few others, such as gone with the wind 1939 and the adventures of robin hood 1938, to be shot in three. Salman rushdie, growing up in bombay, remembers that seeing the film at 10 made a writer of me. This can be confirmed by newspaper ads in the oakland tribune, bancroft library. Everyone is stopped by the majordomo palace guard frank morgan again. Get great deals on the wizard of oz 1939 film g rated dvds. Frank baums 1900 childrens fantasy novel the wonderful wizard of oz. Talking commonsense, he explains that they demonstrated these qualities in the brave and clever. Expand your home video library from a huge online selection of movies at. Nobody else can tell a fairy tale with his clarity of imagination, his simple good.
Frank baums classic tale comes to magisterial technicolor life. The wizard of oz simple english wikipedia, the free. George cukor subbed in for a week, long enough to get judy garland out of a blonde wig. Directed by victor fleming, george cukor, mervyn leroy. The worried crowd rushes to the wizards palace in search of an answer. The wizard o oz is a 1939 american muisical fantasy film produced bi metrogoldwynmayer, an the maist wellkent an commercially successfu adaptation based on the 1900 novel the wonderfu wizard o oz bi l. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Hdr photograph of the dyetransfer print by barbara flueckiger. The wizard of oz went through four directors, starting with richard thorpe, who left a month into filming. Trending price is based on prices over last 90 days. Then she leaned her bicycle against the fence while uncle henry is holding a paint brush. An angry woman rides her bicycle down the country road to the farm,this is miss gulch she has a basket on the back of her bicycle.
The book and movie are about a little girls adventures in the land called oz. The wizard of oz 1939 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The wizard of oz 1939 film vhs tapes for sale ebay. The wizard of oz, american musical film, released in 1939, that was based on the book of the same name by l. The wizard of oz is a 1939 american fantasy adventure film produced by metrogoldwynmayer. Directed primarily by victor fleming who left the production to take over the troubled gone. Based on the 1900 novel the wonderful wizard of oz by l. Though not an immediate financial or critical success, it became one of the most enduring family films of all time. The wizard of oz 1939 in the midst of a tornado, dorothy and her dog toto are swept away from their kansas farm and. The wizard of oz film and novel had been widely translated due to being so well known and popular. The wizard of oz 50th anniversary edition wadditional rare footage sealed. Headphones recommended this is a scene from the 1939 metrogoldwynmayer film the wizard of oz in which dorothys home is caught in a enormous and terrifying tornado and she is swept away in it. The wizard of oz premiered in the san francisco bay area at the oakland paramount, on august 17, 1939, the same day it premiered in new york at loews capitol theatre. It still has a very special place in my heart and dont get me wrong, if i had listed a top ten films of all time, it would be amongst nine horror films.
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The wizard of oz is the cinematic equivalent of highend wine, in that it gets better with age. Noel langley, florence ryerson and edgar allan woolf received credit for the screenplay, but there were uncredited contributions by others. The wizard of oz is a 1939 american musical fantasy film produced by metrogoldwynmayer. The wizard of oz is a famously iconic hollywood musical produced by mgm in 1939, consisting almost of an all star cast.
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